Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Looking for Semester 1 classes?

Your class list in Aspen now shows just full year (FY) and semester 2 (S2) classes.  

If you teach half year classes and need to view your semester 1 (S1) gradebooks, click on Gradebook to see your list of classes.

Click on the Filter icon.


Finally, use the Term column to locate your Semester 1 (S1) classes.



Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Aspen: Student Average Breakdown

The Student Average Breakdown report lists all students currently enrolled in each class and the grades received for each assignment grouped by category. This report also shows the category average, the quarter average, and the overall average.

How to get the Student Average Breakdown Report

On the Gradebook page, select one of your classes and go to the Scores page.
Select Reports -> Student Average Breakdown
Then click RUN.

The Student Average Breakdown report is broken down by student and then by quarter.  The quarter report(s) contain each assignment for that quarter organized by category.  Totals for each category, quarter, and overall are also included.

Here is an example of a report that may be generated.

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Aspen: Creating Blank Roster Lists for ALL of your classes

Did you know that you can quickly and easily create blank roster lists for all of your classes?
These lists can be used for attendance, grading, or to have in your substitute folder.

To create these blank rosters, 

  1. Select Gradebook from the top navigation bar.  This will display a complete list of your classes.
  2. Click Reports -> Blank Grading Sheet
  3. The Aspen Blank Grading Sheet pop-up window will appear.
    Here you can select 
    • the number of columns on your printout
    • landscape or portrait orientation
    • spacing in between student names
    • which classes you would like to have rosters for (the default is all)
    • the format (the default is PDF but you can also have excel (XLS and CSV) or HTML)